Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers in Media, PA
This page lists the drug and alcohol treatment providers in and around Media, Pennsylvania, including those serving Brookhaven, Broomall and Drexel Hill. Scroll down to compare what each one offers, from assessment through to aftercare, and how to get in touch.
Records for Media are reviewed against the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, SAMHSA, The Joint Commission and CARF International. Pennsylvania expanded Medicaid in 2015, and that shapes which route into treatment is realistic.
5 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Treatment Centers in Media, PA
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Drug and Alcohol Rehabs in Media, Pennsylvania
Media is the seat of Delaware County, around twenty kilometers west of Philadelphia, with roughly 5,900 residents.
The borough calls itself Everybody’s Hometown and was the first fair trade town in the United States.
Delaware County is densely settled and among the more populous in the state.
Over the twelve months to December 2025, Delaware County recorded 129 overdose deaths against 208 four years earlier, a decline of 38 percent on provisional CDC data.
That is among the steeper falls in a state that has seen substantial improvement across most counties.
Roughly one Pennsylvanian in eighteen lacks health cover, a comparatively low figure that follows from Medicaid expansion, and treatment runs through HealthChoices behavioral health managed care.
Medetomidine dominates the street opioid supply in this state now, at 90 percent of Philadelphia samples by March 2026, and its withdrawal symptoms can be severe enough to need emergency treatment.
Neighboring Brookhaven, Broomall and Drexel Hill carry their own listings, with the wider picture across Pennsylvania.
Which Level of Care Do You Need
The figures below cover providers listed in Media and the surrounding parts of Delaware County. Philadelphia is around half an hour east. Keep a note of who you spoke to and what they said, since availability changes week to week and a name to ask for shortens the next call.
Medically Supervised Detox
Withdrawal is managed clinically during detox, ordinarily over three to seven days. Riddle Hospital serves the borough, with Philadelphia’s Level I trauma centers nearby. For alcohol and benzodiazepines the danger concentrates in the opening seventy-two hours, which is why supervision matters.
Inpatient Residential Treatment
A residential program is a live-in placement lasting thirty, sixty or ninety days in most cases. Delaware County holds substantial residential capacity, though the contraction of the Crozer health system since 2024 has reduced provision in parts of the county.
Outpatient, IOP and PHP Treatment
Licensing runs through DDAP and placement through ASAM criteria, which together mean an assessment should produce a specific level of care. Whether someone can continue prescribed buprenorphine or methadone in a program varies more than it should, and asking beforehand avoids a serious problem.
Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Dual diagnosis programs work on the addiction and the mental health condition simultaneously. The Delaware County Office of Behavioral Health acts as the Single County Authority here.
Sober Living Homes and Transitional Living
A sober living house is shared substance-free housing used in the months following a program. DDAP licensing covers publicly funded recovery houses in Pennsylvania; national certification is a separate and voluntary scheme. Standards among recovery houses vary here, and DDAP licensing or national certification is the practical way to compare them.
Addiction Treatment Cost and Insurance Coverage in Media
Media household incomes run above the state median, in a county with a very wide internal spread. Several providers are listed in Media, enough to compare on level of care and payment rather than taking the first available. Delaware County has recorded a substantial fall in overdose deaths over four years, in line with the statewide decline. The gap between assessment and admission is the point at which people fall away, so establish a date.
How Much Does Addiction Rehab Cost?
Typical Pennsylvania figures are $1,550 to $5,100 weekly for medical detox, $6,400 to $26,500 monthly residential, $7,400 to $14,200 for PHP, $2,750 to $9,400 for IOP and $1,350 to $5,300 for outpatient care.
Delaware County recorded a 38 percent fall in overdose deaths over four years, a real decline though shallower than much of Pennsylvania.
| Level of care | Monthly | Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Medical detox (7–14 days) | $1,500 – $4,900 per week | $220 – $700 |
| Residential inpatient | $6,000 – $25,000 | $200 – $830 |
| PHP | $7,000 – $13,500 | $230 – $450 |
| IOP | $2,500 – $9,000 | $80 – $300 |
| Outpatient | $1,200 – $5,000 | $40 – $170 |
| Level of care | Monthly | Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Residential inpatient | $17,000 – $50,000+ | $560 – $1,650+ |
| PHP | $14,000 – $32,000 | $470 – $1,070 |
| IOP | $9,000 – $24,000 | $300 – $800 |
| Outpatient | $5,000 – $15,000 | $170 – $500 |
Does Insurance Cover Rehab?
Yes. Addiction treatment sits among the essential health benefits most plans are required to include. What a plan actually pays varies with the employer, the network and the level of care, so two people with the same insurer can face very different bills. Employer plans are widespread among residents. Medical Assistance covers a substantial share of the county’s service workforce.
Coverage and approval are separate steps. Prior authorization is standard before detox and residential admission, and network status usually decides your share of the bill. Hospital closures across this county since 2024 mean it is worth confirming a program is currently operating before traveling.
Free and State-Funded Addiction Rehab in Media
Roughly one Pennsylvanian in eighteen lacks health cover, a comparatively low figure that follows from Medicaid expansion, and treatment runs through HealthChoices behavioral health managed care. Having options means the first available program is not necessarily the right one, and comparing two or three is worth the extra few days.
In Delaware County the Single County Authority administers state and federal treatment money and refers to its contracted network. Anyone can call 1-800-662-HELP at any hour and be connected to resources in their county, whether insured or not. Ask each program what happens if the first placement does not work out, because the answer says a good deal about how they operate.
Team-based coordination through a Center of Excellence is available to Medical Assistance members with opioid use disorder across the state. Act 106 obliges Pennsylvania insurers to cover a minimum level of addiction treatment, and 2024 legislation tightened parity enforcement, which means a refusal of clinically recommended care can be appealed. Opioid settlement funds here run through the Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust, with most of the money going to counties. County spending plans are published, which makes local allocation a matter of public record.
Hospital systems across Pennsylvania developed protocols for xylazine wounds, and low-barrier clinics in Kensington provide care without requiring abstinence. Establishing a program’s position on buprenorphine and methadone before admission matters more than almost any other distinction between providers. Pennsylvania operates warm handoff programs through hospital emergency departments, connecting someone directly to treatment after an overdose rather than discharging them with a leaflet. If someone has been in an emergency department recently, that route may still be open.
Naloxone is dispensed without prescription under a statewide standing order, and free supplies are available through county programs. State law provides limited immunity from some drug offences for anyone who summons help during an overdose, and for the person affected.
More Help and Recovery Support
Riddle Hospital serves the borough, with Level I trauma care in Philadelphia.
Brookhaven, Broomall and Drexel Hill carry further listings, with more across Pennsylvania.
Free and confidential, available now
Pennsylvania Get Help Now helpline — 1-800-662-HELP, free and 24 hours a day 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988
References and Citations
- Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs — Single County Authorities, the Get Help Now helpline and provider licensing.
- Pennsylvania Department of Human Services — Medical Assistance, HealthChoices behavioral health managed care and Centers of Excellence.
- Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Division of Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction — drug supply monitoring, medetomidine and xylazine surveillance to March 2026.
- CDC National Center for Health Statistics — VSRR provisional county-level drug overdose death counts, twelve months ending December 2021 and December 2025, data as of 5 July 2026.
- Rehab Seekers directory listings, Media and Media, August 2026, and market rate research, Pennsylvania, 2026. Ranges are indicative and vary by facility, length of stay and coverage.